The Beat That My Heart Skipped – A blog dedicated to daily design inspirations. By Rohini Wahi.

I’ve never been one to take much notice of floor and wall tiles, simply because I never thought I could commit and live with one design for the rest of my life. However that all swiftly changed when I came across Popham Design! Wow, wow, wow. Their simple and striking tiles reveal possibilities suited to modern living, I can just as easily imagine their bold tiles creating a striking central dining area in a London living room as I can in a Moroccan palace.

Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes lived and worked in New York and Los Angeles for over a decade before moving to Marrakech in June 2006.  Samuel, a filmmaker, and Caitlin, a public relations executive specializing in design businesses, fantasized for some time about living in an exotic place together and starting a creative venture. The move to Marrakech delivered on both of those promises. An appreciation for the flexibility and practicality of cement tiles in their new home, as well as the medium’s design possibilities led the Dowe-Sandes to found Popham Design. Made by hand by skilled artisans in their Marrakech factory, the Dowe-Sandes’ designs bring a modern design sensibility to the tradition of Moroccan cement tiles. See here for your nearest retailer or email Popham Designs to discuss a custom order.